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posted 03/07/2009
ERIC HOBBS
ex-Marley Hill WM
aged 78
Funeral 6 July 2009
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Webmaster Ramblings
Hello and welcome to the site
WHAT NEXT?
This will be my last site update before the summer break as I focus on domestic and personal projects and spend less time on the computer! There is also the matter of a forthcoming wedding in early June, my younger daughter Laura to Neil, where I have yet to prepare a speech.....
On a personal front, it is pleasing to know the site continues to attract a wider audience, including ex-Directorate staff who have recently become aware of the it’s existence. Also, postings and private messages via the forum continue to provide a means of communication with past friends and colleagues, as well as requests for information.
Since establishing DTELS.Org in October 2004, it has remained my intention that the site should be professional, informative, maintain accuracy as far as reasonably possible and remain independent of advertising. Except for the funding, this objective has only been possible with the input from many people that has enabled the site to continue growing in content and stature.
So what’s next?
Most of my DTELS material gathered over the years has now been published, what remains is low relevance to the organisation history. Some of you have indicated a willingness to provide material or articles for the site and I look forward to receiving copy by October 2009.
I remain hopeful with continued support from the many ex-Directorate staff visiting this site, that the summer break will provide a period of time to send me some articles, particularly personal recollections. I firmly believe there is still a lot of past memories working in the organisation that is locked in people’s minds that is of interest and could be shared with others. For ideas, see the green text box opposite.
DTELS Summer Reunion
Bob Siu still plans to hold a picnic lunchtime gathering one midweek date in August. The venue may be Westminster College and could possibly include a free concert! More details regarding date/time will be published on this site as soon as they are known. If you wish to contact Bob direct, his e-mail address is:
Update 27/May 2009
See top of this page for details as advised by Bob Siu.
April Update
My thanks this month go to Brian Walters, Dave Partridge and Paddy Kelly for their input.
and finally...
I wish you good health, happiness and fortune and I look forward to receiving your articles or snippets for inclusion by October 2009. Meanwhile, please remember to check the web site periodically during the summer break for mini news updates!
 Until my next update in
Mid-November.
Regards
Steven....
27th April 2009
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DTELS Summer Reunion
Posted 27/05/2009
This years summer reunion will take place on Wednesday 19th August at 12:00 hrs. The venue is the College Garden, Westminster Abbey, Parliament Square, SW1P 3PA.
The event is free and participants need to bring their own food and drinks. Alternatively, sandwiches and other refreshments can be obtained at the Coffee Club in the cloisters. Subject to weather a free band concert between 12.30 and 14:00 hrs will be held in the Garden . See the Abbey web site for more details (the site still shows 2008 dates, but the Abbey confirm they are running the concerts again this year!).
There are limited chairs and tables available for early birds, but as a lot of people attend these free events it may be wise to bring a ground sheet if you don’t like sitting on the grass!
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26th April 2009
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ABOUT DTELS (Privatisation)
History; a new section created covering the privatisation of DTELS in 1994, with a collection of papers from Dave Partridge relating to the closure of Bishops Cleeve.
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
From Brian Walters a story about PETA Meters at Bridgend.
IMAGE LIBRARY
Antennas & Sites; from Paddy Kelly, a 1984 report relating to the incident during the miners strike at the Eglywsillian site.
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November 2009
Hopefully, article or snippets sent in during the summer months!
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Online Feedback
Posted 27/04/2009
After a long absence the online feedback form is now available again to conveniently contact Steven Cole for all DTELS.Org site matters. Links to the form are also at the bottom of every page.
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New Visitor to this Site?
May I extend a big welcome to those of you who may be visiting this web site for the first time. If you not already aware, this site is dedicated to recording some of the history of the Directorate of Telecommunications.
As a public sector department within the Home Office for England and Wales, the Directorate was responsible for providing wireless communication support to Emergency Service users in the two countries.
Its origins go back to World War II (circa 1939) and grew over the years to become a major service provider to a wider range of Public Safety central and local government services. In 1991 it changed its name to DTELS and four years later became a private sector company following a trade sale to National Transcommunications Limited (ntl).
For more information about this web site, please click here.
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More Articles Needed!
This is an appeal to the many people who worked for the Directorate and would be prepared to submit personal recollection articles for publication.
During the next next few months I would welcome articles, large or small, looking back at your time in the Organisation. Topics could include, but not be limited to:
- introduction of new technology
- maintenance
- work environment
- people or places of work
- impact of organisational changes
- events occurring at national, regional or local level
- conferences, exhibitions or special events
- project related
- humorous moments
- your time in the Directorate, or lattery DTELS, which may include a potted history to-date since leaving the organisation
From the feedback received to-date, I know many of you have enjoyed these trips down memory lane, so please do your bit to record a bit of history.
Please send your articles by email to:
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